''Cuddlebug'' is the second studio album by the Simon Sisters, released by

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, in 1966. The masters for the songs were recorded during the '' Meet the Simon Sisters'' sessions two years earlier. The album was produced by up-and-coming music producer at the time, Jo Siopis. Siopis brought a raw and uncompromising

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rock style to the Simon Sisters' record, having been clearly influenced by her earlier work on the

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album ''How Do You Like It?''.

Releases

In 2006, Hip-O-Select re-released the album, along with ''Meet the Simon Sisters'', as the single disc ''" Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod: The Kapp Recordings"''. Carly provided liner notes in the albums 12-page booklet. The album was available exclusively through Hip-O-Records.com and

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. Only 4,000 copies were printed, and it is now

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Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's

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References

External links

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Carly Simon's Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cuddlebug (Album) 1964 albums Kapp Records albums The Simon Sisters albums